Faced with that area, the French team still in the “handball regime”

Is not new, butFrance Team It is always so hard to attack the defense of the zone. Turned IsraelBlues broke teeth on the opponent’s degree. ”

In the first half, Danny Avdija and his teammates alternately changed the defense, before settling this mixed defense in the second period. “We said they often changed the defense, but as soon as they saw that we were in difficulty in that area, they stayed much on it”He confirms Elie Okobo.

Not actually a surprise

However, the choice is not a tactical surprise. First because France, with its NBA players who face several areas, historically harmed these strategies. Secondly, because Israel uses this “zone associate” at all levels, which is part of the DNA choice.

Without deterrent interior, this strategy allows you to control unintentional, and thus protect the racket, without a wall on the blanket. Principle? Always put the defender in front of the ball player, to continuously maintain the pressure of the ball while limiting taking into two, especially outside.

As it does not dispute the transience between the exterior, however, it still encourages the ball circulation at the level of the line with 3 points. Causes some kind of handball …

“Faced with space, we have done handball: We are about 3 points and we don’t attack them. We don’t cause mistakes and have a quick-adjustment, you must quickly customize, communicate and play much more intensity” Confess Elie Okobu. “This is every business. It’s something to correct, we don’t want to see him again against us on euros. Or, at least, they quickly punish them so they stop them.” »»

This blues attack in the fourth quarter, quite well-well-sumble of strength and weaknesses “Zone of associations”. “Switches” thus allow the dribble attack control, but little “Drive & Kick” also generates open shots and “mismatch” that it is possible to attack.

The problem is that without Aleksa Sarra, hit the calf, the French team failed to sanction these advantages of circumcision outside and also managed to do it inside.

“We should have done the ball anymore, we have more movements”

“We should have played much more, we didn’t do that enough”They regrets Bilal Coulibali. “We needed to leave more, have more movements, but we didn’t move well enough to help Guerschon at the bottom.” »

Submitted by Freddi’s faith that he moves to generate a violation, the blues had good intentions at the beginning of the fourth quarter, when four points advance (59-54), under the lead of Elie Okobo. But Nadir Hifi missed several opportunities to sanction compensation, and the blues was then punished.

“I think our properties are like units and athletic scares opponents” Concludes Freddy Fatouk. “They leave us a lot of distance. What is a shame that we have a lot of skilled players who are not currently secure and successful. It is part of basketball.” »

And learning for this young French team, still in (re) construction in this new era.

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